The U.S. Department of Education published the Talent Search competition in the Federal Register today, Monday, December 28, 2020. The information
in the federal register can be found at MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "t.congressweb.com" claiming to be https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-28/pdf/2020-28583.pdf.
The deadline is Friday, February 26, 2021.
The RFP can be found in grants.gov. A copy of the RFP is linked at
https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00264704-instructions.pdf.
The application will consist of three Competitive Preference Priorities:
Competitive Preference Priority 1:
Fostering Knowledge and Promoting the Development of Skills that Prepare Students to be Informed, Thoughtful, and Productive Individuals and Citizen (up to 2 points).
Projects that are designed to support instruction in time management, job seeking, personal organization, public and interpersonal
communication, or other practical skills needed for successful career outcomes.
Competitive Preference Priority 2:
Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) Education, with a particular focus on Computer Science (up to 2 points).
Projects designed to improve student achievement or other educational outcomes in one or more of the following areas: Science, technology, engineering, math, or computer science (as defined in this notice). These projects must address the following priority
area: Increasing access to STEM coursework, including computer science, and hands-on learning opportunities, such as through expanded course offerings, dual enrollment,
high-quality online coursework, or other innovative delivery mechanisms.
Competitive Preference Priority 3:Applications
that Demonstrate a Rationale (up to 2 points).
Under this priority, an applicant proposes a project that demonstrates a rationale (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1).
Demonstrates a rationale means a key project component included in the project’s
logic model is informed by research or evaluation findings that suggest the project component is likely to improve relevant outcomes.
Logic model (also referred to as a theory of action) means a framework that identifies key project components of the proposed project (i.e., the active ‘‘ingredients’’ that are hypothesized to be critical to achieving the relevant outcomes) and describes
the theoretical and operational relationships among the key project components and relevant outcomes.